Requests_IPv6::check_ipv6( string $ip )
Checks an IPv6 address
Description
Checks if the given IP is a valid IPv6 address
Parameters
- $ip
-
(Required) An IPv6 address
Return
(bool) true if $ip is a valid IPv6 address
Source
File: wp-includes/Requests/IPv6.php
public static function check_ipv6($ip) {
$ip = self::uncompress($ip);
list($ipv6, $ipv4) = self::split_v6_v4($ip);
$ipv6 = explode(':', $ipv6);
$ipv4 = explode('.', $ipv4);
if (count($ipv6) === 8 && count($ipv4) === 1 || count($ipv6) === 6 && count($ipv4) === 4) {
foreach ($ipv6 as $ipv6_part) {
// The section can't be empty
if ($ipv6_part === '') {
return false;
}
// Nor can it be over four characters
if (strlen($ipv6_part) > 4) {
return false;
}
// Remove leading zeros (this is safe because of the above)
$ipv6_part = ltrim($ipv6_part, '0');
if ($ipv6_part === '') {
$ipv6_part = '0';
}
// Check the value is valid
$value = hexdec($ipv6_part);
if (dechex($value) !== strtolower($ipv6_part) || $value < 0 || $value > 0xFFFF) {
return false;
}
}
if (count($ipv4) === 4) {
foreach ($ipv4 as $ipv4_part) {
$value = (int) $ipv4_part;
if ((string) $value !== $ipv4_part || $value < 0 || $value > 0xFF) {
return false;
}
}
}
return true;
}
else {
return false;
}
}